KSDE Presentation: Dyslexia Tier 1 Supports for Middle/Secondary Students

Join KSDE Staff for a presentation that provides the opportunity for curriculum directors, instructional coaches and middle and secondary content teachers a day of professional learning support instruction for students who struggle with reading and/or writing. Topics include: information regarding how the brain acquires reading/writing ability and the role of both language structures and the limbic system in mediating reading and writing acquisition; application of a structured literacy framework for older students who need support for acquiring strong literacy skills; discussion regarding the role that assessments play in determining not only interventions, but how to "tweak" Tier 1 ELA and/or core class instruction to integrate more science of reading practices; examination of strategies that all content area teachers can use to help students access content in all classes; exploration of various modes of support - how schools are striving to meet the needs of students in a secondary section: The who, when, where, and how; and the opportunity for teachers to network and brainstorm ways to overcome challenges for meeting the needs of older students who struggle with reading and writing.